Favorite m/m themes: friends to lovers, kinky, angsty, military men, college boys
Desert Island Keepers: Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville; A Case of Possession by KJ Charles; The Island by Lisa Henry; The Locker Room by Amy Lane; Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino
Preferred Drink(s): Jack & Coke; Irish Coffee for a comfort drink
Secret Talent(s): An uncanny ability to finagle his way out of awkward situations. Also, he's been known to recite the script for Harry Potter scenes off the top of his head.
Reviews by Adam
Ann- Peachy Pretty Lashes
Favorite m/m themes: athletes, friends to lovers, geek/jock, cowboys
Desert Island Keepers: Special Delivery by Heidi Cullinan, Another Enchanted April by Eric Arvin, Tell Me It’s Real by T.J. Klune, Stealing West by Jamie Craig, Quinn’s Hart by Cassandra Gold
Preferred Drink(s): Vodka tonic with extra lime, milk
Secret Talent(s): Can belly dance and sees numbers as colors.
Reviews by Ann
Audrey- Nightshade Lovely Lady
Favorite m/m themes: fluff, geek/jock, GFY, college boys
Desert Island Keepers: Muscling Through by J.L. Merrow, Hot Head by Damon Suede, Pillow Talk by J.H. Knight, Discreet Young Gentleman by M.J. Pearson, Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker, Shawn’s Voice by Project Amy
Preferred Drink(s): Tonic water (doesn't like alcohol, to be honest)
Secret Talent(s): Speaks German and has the ability to wrestle her cat into the carrier without sustaining major injury.
Reviews by Audrey
Breann- Daffodil Candy Mare
Favorite m/m themes: angsty angst, slave boys
Desert Island Keepers: Into This River I Drown by T.J. Klune, Something Like Summer by Jay Bell, At His Throat, a Promise by Lilith Grey, Bloodraven by P.L. Nunn
Preferred Drink(s): Malibu & Coke
Secret Talent(s): Can make faces that are so scary her hubby refuses to look at them!
Reviews by Breann
Chelsea- Rosemary Snowy Legs
Favorite m/m themes:daddy kink, slave's, age-gap, cross-dressing
Desert Island Keepers: Muscling Through JL Merrow, Uneven Anah Crow, Claiming Tails and Other Alien artifacts Lyn Gala and The Magpie Lord KJ Charles and Axel's pup Kim Dare
Preferred Drink(s): Apple Ciders and anything piled with cream!
Secret Talent(s): Can block out anything else happening in the entire world when reading a book.
Reviews by Chelsea
Fantasy Living- Buttercup Charming Head
Favorite m/m themes: contemporary, suspense, paranormal, fantasy, taboo
Desert Island Keepers: PsyCop Series by Jordan Castillo Price, Axel's Pup by Kim Dare, Red Dirt Heart Series by N.R. Walker, Claiming Series by Lyn Gala, The Arroyo by M. Caspian
Preferred Drink(s): Vodka and Cranberry
Secret Talent(s): list making.....that doesn't include list following..... Just making all the lists.
Reviews by Fantasy Living
Jenni Lea- Nightshade Pink Ears
Favorite m/m themes: sweet and funny, fluff, shifters, mpreg, OTT storylines
Desert Island Keepers: anything Mary Calmes has ever written or will write (I'll just take her with me, 'kay?), Two Cowboys and a Baby by BA Tortuga, The Lightning Struck Heart by TJ Klune, Juxtapose City series by Tricia Owens
Preferred Drink(s): Pepsi with real sugar, cranberry juice
Secret Talent(s): selective hearing, can forget what you're saying before you finish saying it but remember useless facts and trivia she only read about once
Reviews by Jenni Lea
Justin- Bracken Rainbow Stallion
Favorite m/m themes: YA, friends to lovers, jock/geek
Desert Island Keepers: Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker, Kamikaze Boys by Jay Bell, Superhero by Eli Easton, Homo Action Love Story! By Ben Monopoli, His Roommate’s Pleasure by Lana McGregor
Preferred Drink(s): Kamikaze on the rocks with lime
Secret Talent(s): Can tie a knot in a cherry stem using only his tongue.
Reviews by Justin
Lorix- Daisy Silver Damsel
Favorite m/m themes: good ol’ fashioned romance, YA
Desert Island Keepers: Woke Up in a Strange Place by Eric Arvin, Life Lessons series by Kaje Harper, Superhero by Eli Easton, BTW I Love You by Nico Jaye
Preferred Drink(s): Lager & lime (except during the holiday season, when it's ALL about the Bailey's)
Secret Talent(s): Can wake up at any time (even 5:30AM!) without an alarm clock.
Reviews by Lorix
Lost in a Book- Windflower Velvet Horse
Favorite m/m themes: Enemies to Lovers, Sports/Nerds, GFY, Bullies, Shifter
Desert Island Keepers: Leo Loves Aries by Anyta Sunday, Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker, Crossing Swords by Mixie Edwards, Wolfsong by TJ Klune and all of my Harry Potter books (Including my wand…)
Preferred Drink(s): Starbucks Java Chip Frap-No Whip and any fruity alcoholic beverage will do.
Secret Talent(s): Player of many instruments, fish in the water, and can turn anything into an Excel spreadsheet.
Reviews by Lost in a Book
Natasha- Fern Sweet Legs
Favorite m/m themes: rent boys, porn stars, drama that’s dramatic (a.k.a. angst)
Desert Island Keepers: Somebody Killed His Editor by Josh Lanyon, Dex in Blue by Amy Lane, Dark Space by Lisa Henry, Racing for the Sun by Amy Lane
Preferred Drink(s): Rum & Diet Coke
Secret Talent(s): Has an amazing memory for voices and can recognize them even after not hearing them for many years.
Reviews by Natasha
Optimist King’s Wench- Primrose Dainty Mare
Favorite m/m themes: angst, kinky, dark, sports romance, friends or enemies to lovers, historical, mysteries/thrillers, MANTIES, chefs
Desert Island Keepers: Uneven & Slow Bloom by Anah Crow, Boston Verse by Cordelia Kingsbridge, Ganymede Quartet by Darrah Glass, A Charm of Magpies by KJ Charles, The Subs Club by JA Rock, Wolfsong by TJ Klune, The Impossible Boy by Anna Martin, Claimings by Lyn Gala, anything by Sarina Bowen
Preferred Drink(s): anything with vodka, finicky on beer & wine but those are faves
Secret Talent(s): I excel at making up words and can pickle anything.
Reviews by Cupcake
R *A Reader Obsessed*- Rose Blue Mare
Favorite m/m themes: law enforcement alphas, ABO, gentle giants, shifters, falling for your brother's best friend or best friend's brother
Desert Island Keepers: Cut & Run series by Abigail Roux, Marshals by Mary Calmes, THIRDS by Charlie Cochet, Temptation by Ella Frank
Preferred Drink(s): Coffee with cream and sugar, summer shandy
Secret Talent(s): Multitasking organizing freak
Reviews by R *A Reader Obsessed*
Sara- Daffodil Darling Reins
Favorite m/m themes: friends to lovers, angst, BDSM, shifters, fluff
Desert Island Keepers: Honored Vow by Mary Calmes, Recovery by Con Riley, The Parting Glass by Josh Lanyon, Slide by Garrett Leigh, Rough Canvas by Joey W. Hill
Preferred Drink(s): Coffee, Kombucha and water
Secret Talent(s): Fluent in Double Talk and Vinyasa Yoga.
Reviews by Sara
SheReadsAlot- Plum Celestial Moon
Favorite m/m themes: enemies to lovers, rent boys, BDSM, Pirates, Daddy Kink, Shifters!
Desert Island Keepers: After Ben by Con Riley, Beyond Complicated by Mercy Celeste, Force of Law by Jez Morrow, Ethan, Who Loved Carter by Ryan Loveless, American Love Songs by Ashlyn Kane, Baal's Heart Trilogy by Bey Deckard
Preferred Drink(s): coffee, Mai Tai
Secret Talent(s): Can talk her way out of almost anything by spinning a doozy of a tale.
Reviews by SRAL
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Annery- Starflower Silky Legs
Favorite m/m themes: 1) Law Enforcement / Private Investigator either paired with the “criminals they pursue or each other or other peeps. Doesn’t matter. Military but not as much 2) First Time Gay 3) Age-Gap 4) The D/s part of BDSM though not super keen on “scenes”, “clubs” or “dungeons” more in couples or throuples that make their own way and rules. Otherwise everything seems stagey. 5) Other Kinks or Fetishes, as the case may be, have me intrigued of late such as Domestic Discipline
Desert Island Keepers: The Adrien English Mysteries by Josh Lanyon, The Cole McGinnis Series by Rhys Ford, The Psycop Series by Jordan Castillo Price, “Another Way” by Anna Martin, “One Real Thing” by Anah Crow. —— I really want to add The Kage Trilogy by Maris Black, “Up-Ending Tad” by Kora Knight, The 5 Boroughs Series by Santino Hassell, “Let The Wrong Light In” by Avon Gale and “Us” & “Him” by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy.
Preferred Drink(s): Hendrick’s Gin & Tonic (preferably Fever Tree Tonic. Yes I’m a committed snob.) Chinotto, especially from Lurisia or most Italian sodas, Stella Artois beer or Presidente from D.R. or Peroni or Sapporo etc. Beer for the summer is a good thing especially as I’m full after drinking two
Secret Talent(s): Usually able to see every side of a story independent of being in agreement or not, just seeing where the other side is coming from. Annoying ability to remember plots and actors of movies which I’ve only seen the trailer for or worse only read about in Entertainment Weekly (my bible) and can’t remember phone numbers or names of people I actually know. It’s a curse.
Reviews by Annery
Annika- Poppy Cheeky Bridle
Favorite MM Themes: Mysteries/suspense, hurt-comfort, disabilities, shifters, friends/enemies to lovers
Desert Island Keepers: Wolfsong by T.J. Klune, Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan, Howl at the Moon series by Eli Easton, Enemies of the State by Tal Bauer, Urban Soul series by Garrett Leigh.
Preferred Drink(s): Anything cold, fruity and refreshing. Can't stand the taste of coffee but love the smell of it.
Secret Talent(s): Has the ability to simultaneously read one book and listen to different one at the same time.
Reviews by Annika
Free Dreamer - Sunflower Rainbow Lady
Favorite m/m themes: dark and gritty, angsty, established couples, kinky, fantasy, SciFi, criminals and outlaws, anything with great world building
Desert Island Keepers: anything by Brandon Sanderson, Bones and Bourbon by Dorian Graves, The Amberlough Chronicles by Lara Elena Donnelly, Nightrunner series by Lynn Flewelling, Simon Snow series by Rainbow Rowell; you know what, I'll just take my own personal bookshop with me and we're good
Preferred Drink(s): Caipirinha, Hugo (that's prosecco with elderflower syrup, sparkling water and a twig of fresh mint)
Secret Talent(s): Talking to cats (not that they listen...), making people think I'm British because of my accent when speaking English and then confusing them by sounding Austrian when speaking German
Kristan- Starflower Snowy Damsel
Favorite m/m themes: GFY, best friends/enemies to lovers, hurt comfort, kink
Desert Island Keepers: Rough Canvas by Joey W. Hill, Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville, Hot Head by Damon Suede, Second Chance by T.A. Webb, Chase the Storm by V.M. Wiatt
Preferred Drink(s): Hot tea, or if feeling frisky; Long Island Iced tea
Secret Talent(s): Retains so much useless knowledge that she makes a scarey good trivia partner.
Reviews by Kristan
NeRdyWYRM- Fern Rainbow Rump
Favorite m/m themes: Friends-to-lovers, Gay for you (GFY/OFY), Second Chance, Survivors (i.e., abuse, illness, disability.), Dark and/or Angsty (preferably with weapons-toting badasses)
Desert Island Keepers: I can't pick just 5 books! Impossible! So I'm cheating by listing 5 of my favorite series. I'm flexible like that: In the Company of Shadows by Ais and Hassell, Men of Honor by SE Jakes, Temptations Series by Ella Frank, Tales From Verania Series by TJ Klune, Cut and Run Series by Abigail Roux
Preferred Drink(s): Now? Coffee, grape Crush, and Mr. Pibb (which autoloads itself straight to my puffy cloud-- ehrm ... ass). Five years ago? Tequila, no training wheels and Goldschläger.
Secret Talent(s): I'm right-hand dominant but I bat better (baseball/softball) lefty. In that respect, I swing both ways *unicorn-nicker-snicker*
Reviews by NeRdyWYRM
Reflection- Rose Snowy Pony
Favorite m/m themes: dystopian, shifters, bondage and D/s, angst, slavery
Desert Island Keepers: A Most Personal Property by Darrah Glass, Fireheart by Gloria H Giroux, A Seditious Affair (Society of Gentlemen #2) by KJ Charles, The Island by Lisa Henry, Control by Cordelia Kingsbridge
Preferred Drink(s):
-Gin and tonic (I have a collection of around 20 different gins, unfortunately my stocks keep depleting haha)
- Pina colada
-Tea (third choice but the one I drink most regularly with a dash of milk or black)
- Diet cola
Secret Talent(s): Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging)
Reviews by Reflection
Samantha- Pansy Silky Lady
Favorite m/m themes: Dark, Enemies to Lovers, Sports, Angst (the more, the better), Military
Desert Island Keepers: Tameness of the Wolf series by Kendall McKenna, Nowhere Ranch by Heidi Cullinan, Juxtapose City series by Tricia Owens, The Shearing Gun by Renae Kaye, and The Gladiator's Master by Fae Sutherland & Marguerite Labbe, Plan B by SJD Peterson
Preferred Drink(s): Diet Pepsi
Secret Talent(s): Can sense someone's energy.
Reviews by Samantha
Shee Reader- Snapdragon Silky Maid
Favorite m/m themes: friends to lovers, MPreg, shifters/true mates, and instalove
Desert Island Keepers: Mary Calmes Marshalls series, Cardeno C Family series, Mary Calmes Mangrove series, Sean Michael Hammer series, Cardeno C Home series
Preferred Drink(s): hot tea, coffee, water, good wine and a nice big Long Island Iced Tea. Suddenly very thirsty...
Secret Talent(s): speaks a whole bunch of languages, can juggle and is an Algebra master.
Reviews by Shee
Sheziss- Bluebell Cheeky Tail
Favorite m/m themes: I don’t care as long as it touches my heart, but I tend to be closer to the “angsty” side than to the humorous one and I try to avoid M/M/M
Desert Island Keepers: Stockholm Syndrome by Richard Ryder, F.I.S.T.S. Handbook For Individual Survival in Hostile Environments by Bey Deckard, This is not a Love Story by Suki Fleet, Slide by Garrett Leigh, Duck! by Kim Dare
Preferred Drink(s): Hot Chocolate (the dense one you take with churros)
Secret Talent(s): speaks Spanish, talks about eschatological things at mealtimes and daydreams about food in the dissection and operation rooms
Reviews by Sheziss
Favorite m/m themes: GFY, best friends/enemies to lovers, hurt comfort, kink
Desert Island Keepers: Rough Canvas by Joey W. Hill, Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville, Hot Head by Damon Suede, Second Chance by T.A. Webb, Chase the Storm by V.M. Wiatt
Preferred Drink(s): Hot tea, or if feeling frisky; Long Island Iced tea
Secret Talent(s): Retains so much useless knowledge that she makes a scarey good trivia partner.
Reviews by Kristan
NeRdyWYRM- Fern Rainbow Rump
Favorite m/m themes: Friends-to-lovers, Gay for you (GFY/OFY), Second Chance, Survivors (i.e., abuse, illness, disability.), Dark and/or Angsty (preferably with weapons-toting badasses)
Desert Island Keepers: I can't pick just 5 books! Impossible! So I'm cheating by listing 5 of my favorite series. I'm flexible like that: In the Company of Shadows by Ais and Hassell, Men of Honor by SE Jakes, Temptations Series by Ella Frank, Tales From Verania Series by TJ Klune, Cut and Run Series by Abigail Roux
Preferred Drink(s): Now? Coffee, grape Crush, and Mr. Pibb (which autoloads itself straight to my puffy cloud-- ehrm ... ass). Five years ago? Tequila, no training wheels and Goldschläger.
Secret Talent(s): I'm right-hand dominant but I bat better (baseball/softball) lefty. In that respect, I swing both ways *unicorn-nicker-snicker*
Reviews by NeRdyWYRM
Reflection- Rose Snowy Pony
Favorite m/m themes: dystopian, shifters, bondage and D/s, angst, slavery
Desert Island Keepers: A Most Personal Property by Darrah Glass, Fireheart by Gloria H Giroux, A Seditious Affair (Society of Gentlemen #2) by KJ Charles, The Island by Lisa Henry, Control by Cordelia Kingsbridge
Preferred Drink(s):
-Gin and tonic (I have a collection of around 20 different gins, unfortunately my stocks keep depleting haha)
- Pina colada
-Tea (third choice but the one I drink most regularly with a dash of milk or black)
- Diet cola
Secret Talent(s): Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging)
Reviews by Reflection
Samantha- Pansy Silky Lady
Favorite m/m themes: Dark, Enemies to Lovers, Sports, Angst (the more, the better), Military
Desert Island Keepers: Tameness of the Wolf series by Kendall McKenna, Nowhere Ranch by Heidi Cullinan, Juxtapose City series by Tricia Owens, The Shearing Gun by Renae Kaye, and The Gladiator's Master by Fae Sutherland & Marguerite Labbe, Plan B by SJD Peterson
Preferred Drink(s): Diet Pepsi
Secret Talent(s): Can sense someone's energy.
Reviews by Samantha
Shee Reader- Snapdragon Silky Maid
Favorite m/m themes: friends to lovers, MPreg, shifters/true mates, and instalove
Desert Island Keepers: Mary Calmes Marshalls series, Cardeno C Family series, Mary Calmes Mangrove series, Sean Michael Hammer series, Cardeno C Home series
Preferred Drink(s): hot tea, coffee, water, good wine and a nice big Long Island Iced Tea. Suddenly very thirsty...
Secret Talent(s): speaks a whole bunch of languages, can juggle and is an Algebra master.
Reviews by Shee
Sheziss- Bluebell Cheeky Tail
Favorite m/m themes: I don’t care as long as it touches my heart, but I tend to be closer to the “angsty” side than to the humorous one and I try to avoid M/M/M
Desert Island Keepers: Stockholm Syndrome by Richard Ryder, F.I.S.T.S. Handbook For Individual Survival in Hostile Environments by Bey Deckard, This is not a Love Story by Suki Fleet, Slide by Garrett Leigh, Duck! by Kim Dare
Preferred Drink(s): Hot Chocolate (the dense one you take with churros)
Secret Talent(s): speaks Spanish, talks about eschatological things at mealtimes and daydreams about food in the dissection and operation rooms
Reviews by Sheziss